Musical toy



I March 2 1926.

E. A. BENDIXON MUSICAL TOY Filed August 9, 1924 :flgmzim a.'a'nnnrag'on, cameo, refiners, 1

i ivrosroan sa "Applicatien'filed August 9, 19 241, Serial is. 731 007.1

' To: all it I :B it known that 1'1, Entree a. iBEmXON,

'a citizen ofjthe:UnitedStates, and a r'esi'- dent: of thfejcilty: ofjTChicago, in the "county of and State of "'Ilfl'inoighave inventedcertain/new and useful Improvements in a Music'al"'loy'; and I 'd'o'l hereby declare that the afollo wing is a ran i fIt isa-n object 'oflthe toprovide 7 specification.

scr tp'tibn or the same, reference befing had to the; acct) p 'an y ng Inumerals of deference [marked thereon, whi h form part thispecification. x

t Thisinventi'on relatesftomusical toys more -partmu1ar1 ortheitytpe inwhich s handle is 3 rot ated to I produce the desired S'Qundp I v s t ta mP1B3- G LPlY ma w s e' ti yi t e l i i filr h r t 1 this; inventi nwill'be at t from thedi'se closures in 'the' accompanying drawings andThe. invention a steame ram i i11us'trated.1n the drawings.h'erel-nafter me e f ly s ri ed-'1 Figure l' ii's a 'sideel'evation insection of .the dvrce Eigu-r'ef2 is'aside elevationf'off gthe device 3Figure Bis aebot'toni planinsection show-- I jing the pick and thereeds.

" F re i ra eta l Side-W t th e ree saad'piek.

v Figure eiisasectionalitiew'et 54f .jFig'ure 6 is ade'tail view showingthe pick engagjng the reeds when the handle moving in .a clockwisedirection.

1 As shown; on the drawings:

thehandle 1 and 46 the pick-2'are1 formed integrally on'the same i A outto form a p As shown in Figurel,

piece of w1re. The plateGKFigureB) is Y arepickedflby the pick 2 whenthe latteris moved about its 7 axis byv the rotationof the handle 1. Thestem connecting the pick 2 j and the handle 1 extends through thebushing 7 the upper cavity of the casing 5 and :out through a hole-inthe top of said casing." A collar 12 with set screws prevents thelowering'o'f-the handle 1 or the pick 2.

The bushing 7 (Figure 5) holds the l twasher 8; tightly down'upon theplate; 6

I13 and clamps shoulder made of. pressed board; The func which,hasforrnedupon it the circular ridge said" plate "against the Thewashers 10- and ,11 strengths" the sheet which is preferably (clear; andexact deg drawings, and to the 7 it objects of,

luralityuof reeds 3 which.

ion of the circular ridge 13 isto providea pivotal i f about which thereeds 3 bend when plucked by 'the pick 2. The bushing 7 forms a bear-fing for the stem "of the pick '2 {as well as a means for 'cIlampingthe'plate f6 to the shoulder '9 and the'sheetd. i V

More specifically the 2 1 and somewhat longer outwardly and downwardlybent portion :2 and to Ur e coin? 'prises'flja short upward ly "fben-tportion upwardly andv inwardly-bent portion 2; '1

au er "said portions being formed sufccessively froin the lowertendfof-jthe stein connectingthehandle 1 and said pioki The port ons 2and 2 are substantially in the ti'on V is lsl-anted, somewhat to theleft out of the vertical plane as s'hownf'inj F g re 6' t r apurp'o'se'whichillbe app the operation hereinafterdescribed;

IIpon 'the rotation or anti-clockwise direction: (Figiire the reedswill; be'en'ga'ged by the lowersi-de of the pick portion 2 (Figure 5)wea on the further/rotation each re'ed will in turn be disengagedsaid'gportiong ls'ai'd reed sliding off the'under side of saidfportion nearthe junctureo'f the latter and, the portionffZ producing a' musicalnote, the charactor of the note depending upon the length of theparticular reed.-, :By rotating the w r i L arent front vsame verticalplaneas the stern :bu't p'orj the handle 1; in an 1 handle 1. inclockwise'direction (Figure 3) v the reeds will in turn be ngaged theupper side ofth'e porti'on 2 and'slide'ofi the upper end thereofproducing musicalnotes in the same manner as before' It will be seenthat when the handle 1 is rotated in a clockwise direction as'viewedinFigures 1 or 2 the pick as viewed in Figure 3 will be moving in ananti-clockwise direction.

l he pick and the handle being formed by a single wire tends to greatlyreduce the cost of the device. This device produces musical notes whenthe handle is rotated in either direction. By use of the circular ridge13 the reeds are always bent atthe same point,

and a better elasticity and a better tone areobtained.

I am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through awlde range WltllOLlil departing from the principles of this invention,and I therefore do not purpose limiting the patent granted otherwisethan necessitated by the prior art. I claim as my inventions musical myeonaprisingahandle; a

stem and a single pi e k finger secured on said ,ihan'dle, and aplurality of reeds adapted to be; engaged by said pick When the latter'is' moved in either direction, said finger-being feon'structed soas to"engage withsaid reeds i wilhen moved eltlier; forwardly or reversely.

'1'" 23A musical toy comprising ahandle, a

;: jiiokeonne'ctedto said handle,"a plate hav.

ing a circularj ridge, ashoulder engaging said ridge,a washer engagingsaid plate and 'iiieans for-clamping said .plate at" said ridge Piel; onsaid handle, a'fplate having an annular ridge stamped therein, means forelamp-r 0. ing said plate at saidiridge,andia plurality 2 ofreedsintegral with said plateadapted ,to

beengaged 'by said] pick, said l'reeds .being distributed about theperiphery'ofsaid plate 7 g ing having a fiat bottom,a"sl1eetjparallelxoatwardly said ridge- 'Aniusical toy comprising ametal hous- 1n iv sadihottom and-secured'to said housing, a

shouldenaplate having'acir'cular ridge and a} plurality of reeds{integral therewith, a Washer and ineansfor Clamping said sheet,

shoulder, plate; and washer together, said 7 means comprising a bushing,a stem extend T (I, ing-through s'aidbushing and top ofs'aid housin g ahandle onfoneendof said stem 1 outside-ofisa d housing and a" plCk onthe 'other end of saidstein," said 'pic'kheing adapted to p ck saidreedsupon being reolved in' either direction, saidQhandIe and said pick beingiintegraliwith said stem.

5-. musical toy eomp'rising'fa metalhousing'h-av-ing a; flat'bottorn, asheet parallel to said bottomandjsecured to said housing,"

a shoulder, 'a'platefhavin g a plurality of a 1 fjflmfa s rprising abushing, a Stem extending through "bushing andltop of'said housing,handle 'on one end of said, stem outside 'of- 6. A .mus cal toy;Comprising a 'irietal housing-having a fiatlo'ottom, a sheetparalthrough said Washer,, plate, shoulder, sheet to said bottonrandsecured to said housing, a shoulder, 'a plate having a plurahty of;

having a flat bottom, a sheet parallel to v 'reeds integral-Qtl1ereitl1,;a Washer and :p'lateandwasherjtogether, a stem extending through.-said Washer, plate, shoulder, sheet vol'ved in either direction.

elements therein, a handle rotatably mounted f j handle for actuatingthefvibratable elements 1' when the handle is ,rotated' in either direcA reeds lintegral 'therewith, a :washer land a means for clamping saidsheetyshoulder, W, plateand asher together, saidzmeans .conrj' saidhousing and a pick on the other end of V said'stem, said pick beingadapted to pick 2f saidreeds upon, being revolved ineithen kdirectionysaid handle-and said 'piekbeing integralwith said ste n; I

le] to said bottom a'nd'secured to said housing, a shoulder, aplatehaving aphiralitY' of-reeds" integral therewith, a Washer and means forclamping fsaid sheet, shoulder, plate and Washer together, a stemextending Q9, I Q

and top of; saidhousing, and a handle and pickintegral with saidstem, 11 V '7 A musical toy comprising a metal hous means for clampingsaidjsheet,j shoulder, 1 i

and 'top ofsaid housing, a handleand pick integral with said stem,sardIp elr being adapted to engage said reeds upon b'elng re-j 8,, In ainusical toy, a easing, vibrata-ble r in thecasing and a single,piekfinger on'the Lion. In testimony whereof I have ll errauntojsubscribed'my name a 7 f 1 ELMER. A. BENDIXQN. 1

